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Our Heritage Education Program includes:
We also provide training assistance to the Maine Downtown Center and Main Street Maine communities, and we assist the Maine Historic Preservation Commission in coordinating training programs for Historic Preservation Commissions and Certified Local Governments. THE MAINE PRESERVATION HERITAGE EDUCATION GRANTS PROGRAM The Maine Preservation Heritage Education Grants Program had its origin as The Jane Carpenter Poliquin Education Grant. In 1997, Bruce Poliquin donated a gift of $2,000 as a memorial to his late wife, a former Trustee of Maine Preservation and an individual who had a strong interest in education and architectural history. In 2000, funding for the program was increased thanks to a generous grant from the Davis Family Foundation. To date, Maine Preservation has awarded 30 heritage education grants amounting to $17,360 to teachers across Maine. Individual grants range from $500 to $750. The program has been highly effective in encouraging "place-based learning" and appreciation of Maine's historic architecture. These grants provide needed funding for innovative opportunities for teachers and students to use the historic fabric of the local community as a living, learning laboratory. The Heritage Education Grants Program uses small amounts of funding to achieve a strong multiplier effect, engaging citizens of all ages in each community in shared activities focused on historic preservation. The current program reaches approximately 2,500 people annually as students work to complete their projects with teams of community residents and specialists, including parents, grandparents, business leaders, public officials, architects, planners, artists, historical societies, archaeologists and photographers. All of these programs involved local research, oral interviews and the internet in varying degrees. On September 18, 2002, during Maine Preservation's Annual Meeting, Bruce Poliquin and his son, Sam, joined Hannah Ostrye, Chairperson of the Education Committee, to acknowledge the recipients of the annual Heritage Education Grants. As each recipient was announced, Sam Poliquin read a short description of the project and distributed grant checks ranging from $500-$750 to the teachers. Projects represented elementary, middle and high schools from northern and southern Maine. HERITAGE EDUCATION RESOURCES Help us link up to a world of knowledge! Please submit your link suggestions for this page to info@MainePreservation.org
Maine Websites "A Day's Work" Study Guide has exhibit information and the complete study guide on-line! Old Fort Western, New England's oldest surviving wooden fort building in Augusta, Maine, offers 17 curriculum-based history programs. A school program brochure is available upon request. Visible Black History A wonderful web site for Maine's African American heritage. There are photographs, samples pages from a forthcoming book on Maine's black history, and an extensive list of resources.
National Websites Advisory Council on Historic Preservation provides a forum for influencing Federal policy, programs, and activities as they affect historic and archaeological resources in communities and on public lands nationwide. Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation - inter-disciplinary professional organization dedicated to the preservation and conservation of historic landscapes in all their variety, from formal gardens and public parks to rural expanses. The American Memory Network from the Library of Congress has historical images, maps, sound recordings, manuscripts, motion pictures, and more. American Association for State and Local History provides leadership service for those who preserve and interpret state and local history. Architeacher includes a focus on historic preservation education, projects for teachers, and a "just for kids" section. Association for Living History, Farm, and Agricultural Museums (ALHFAM) - an organization for those involved in living historical farms, agricultural museums, outdoor museums of history and folklife, and museums that use "living history" programming. The Center for Understanding the Built Environment (CUBE) offers "archtivities" that can be adapted for any grade level and site. Education World's History Center offers lessons plans and tools for Heritage Education. Heritage Conservation Network (HCN) is a nonprofit organization promoting the conservation of historic architecture and sites. The Heritage Education Network (THEN) has ideas, lesson plans, activities, sources of information and links for heritage education. Heritage Education Resources By State - A selected list providing at least one contact in each state that offers some heritage education materials on a statewide basis. History Matters - Designed for high school and college teachers and students, History Matters serves as a gateway to web resources and offers other useful materials for teaching U.S. history. Math in Architecture, part of PBS's TeacherSource, teaches Grades 5-8 the math involved in making a foundation. National Center for History in the Schools publishes guidelines for United States history, world history, and K-4 history. The National Council for History Education is a non-profit corporation dedicated to promoting the importance of history in schools and in society. The National Council for Preservation Education encourages and assists in the development and improvement of historic preservation education programs and endeavors in the United States and elsewhere. The National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers is the professional association of the State government officials who carry out the national historic preservation program as delegates of the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended. Resources for History and Cultural Resource Education has links to history and cultural education resources. Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP), created by the National Park Service, uses properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places to enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects. TwHP has created a variety of products and activities that help teachers bring historic places into the classroom.
Other States' Websites Arkansas Historical Education Program - A website that uses Arkansas's historic and cultural sites as topics for teaching the required curriculum. The Kentucky Historical Society offers programs for students, and heritage resources and publications for teachers. The Montana Heritage Project is a program of the Montana Historical Society and offers resources for teachers including oral history, learning expeditions and teaching units. Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Educational Programs - dedicated to educating people about that region's architectural heritage and urban landscape design history.
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Maine Preservation 2004 Heritage Education Grant helps Skowhegan students learn about architecture. Education is at the heart of Maine Preservation's mission. For over 35 years, our organization has provided programs and publications to citizens of all ages teaching about the values of historic preservation. We believe that informed people make wise decisions about protecting and preserving the historic resources that define the very essence of their communities.
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